Elder Law Certificate

Students should notify the registrar of their intention to satisfy the certificate requirements before the end of their first full academic year. In addition to all other degree requirements, students must complete a minimum of 20 credit hours of approved coursework that satisfies the following distribution requirements:

A core consisting of 3 of the following courses:

Elder Law Field Placement Program (each semester is one course)

Introduction to Elder Law

Trusts and Estates

Additional core courses (beyond 3) will be counted as electives.

Non-law elective (1 of the following):

SW 833 Social Work and Aging

COMS 784 Proseminar in Communication and Aging aka PSYCH 785

ABSC 741 Readings in Gerontology

PSYCH 691 The Psychology of Aging

PSYCH 787 Gerontology Proseminar

Law electives (3 of the following):

Administrative Law

Biolaw

Employment Law

Employment Discrimination

Estate Planning: Practice

Estate Planning: Principles

Field Placement Program (with approved placement)

Health Law and Policy

Independent Research (on approved Elder Law topic)

Medical-Legal Partnership Field Placement Program

Public Health Law

Public Policy Practicum (on approved Elder Law topic)

Any of the core courses taken in excess of the requirements.

Students must complete a minimum of 20 credit hours of approved course work that satisfies the distribution requirements in order to earn the certificate.